30 Great WWE Superstars And Their Strange Rookie Finishers
17. Rick Rude
The Rude Awakening may not rank high in terms of inventiveness or sheer impact; it was just your basic hangmans neckbreaker. It was Rudes gyrations during the setup of the move that really made it an extension of his persona. He was going to hurt you, yes, but it was much more important that everyone take notice of his shapely lower half and feel badly about themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElX-Snm7nGU Prior to the invention of the Awakening, however, the Ravishing One was obliged to finish opponents with a plain old DDT. It was hardly a fitting finisher for a consummate showman like Rude, and definitely had to go once he found himself sharing a ring with the ultimate practitioner of the DDT: Jake The Snake Roberts.
